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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sent on behalf of Kathleen M. Hughes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Editor, <i>Public Libraries</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Manager, Publications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Public Library Association <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>div. of American Library Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:khughes@ala.org">khughes@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p><i><span lang=EN style='color:#1F497D'>Please excuse multiple postings…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>At p.m. <span class=caps>CDT</span> on Oct. 26, 2011, the Public Library Association (<span class=caps>PLA</span>) will host a live, hour-long webinar, <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/spanishspeakers.cfm">“Building Community: Online Tools for Spanish Speakers”</a> as part of <span class=caps>PLA</span>’s “Public Libraries at Work” monthly webinar series. During this webinar, participants will learn how to create a library community that welcomes and assists Spanish speakers by blending emerging technologies and social media with in-person services such as programming and reference. Instructor Loida Garcia-Febo, coordinator, New Americans Program, Queens (N.Y.) Library, will provide successful service examples from libraries in the U.S., Mexico, Colombia and other countries. She’ll also explore the usage of Twitter, Facebook, blogs and wikis, and will include practical ideas that each library can implement to connect with Spanish-speaking library users.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>The cost to attend <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/spanishspeakers.cfm">“Building Community: Online Tools for Spanish Speakers”</a> is $28 (<span class=caps>PLA</span> Members), $31.50 (<span class=caps>ALA</span> Members) and $35 (Nonmembers). Groups of any size can register for $129. The deadline to <a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X">register</a> is 4:30 p.m. <span class=caps>CDT</span> on Oct. 24, 2011. For more information contact the <span class=caps>PLA</span> office at (800) 545-2433, ext. <span class=caps>5PLA</span>, or email <a href="mailto:pla@ala.org">pla@ala.org</a>.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>